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Study on chromosomal rearrangements in yeast reveals potential avenue for cancer therapy
Researchers from Osaka University have found that the attachment of a ubiquitin molecule to a protein called PCNA at the lysine 107 position causes gross ...
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2021
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Supersaturation: the barrier between protein folding and misfolding
It’s commonly accepted that protein folding/misfolding are alternative reactions of unfolded proteins but the principles governing this remain unknown. Here, ...
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2021
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Taking the pain out of kidney stone analysis
Researchers from Osaka University and Nagoya City University have demonstrated a kidney stone visualization technique that allows the mineral component and ...
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2021
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Temporary salt crystals may provide a permanent solution to Alzheimer’s
Researchers at Osaka University have demonstrated that precipitation of a salt crystal occurs even at concentrations much lower than its solubility due to ...
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2020
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The chemistry lab inside cells
Osaka University scientists describe a novel protein that spurs the post-translational modifications of the amino acid tryptophan to create an enzyme cofactor. ...
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2021
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The good herb: buckwheat liquor helps cells clean house
Researchers from Osaka University have found that quercetin, a component of the traditional Chinese herbal medicine tartary buckwheat extract, can induce ...
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2021
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The making of memory B cells and long-term immune responses
Researchers at Osaka University in Japan have identified two factors necessary for the production of memory B cells, the cells of the immune system that allow ...
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The molecular underpinnings of immune cell migration
Researchers from Osaka University discovered a novel molecular mechanism by which immune cells migrate and reach sites of infection. By studying dendritic ...
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2021
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The path(way) less traveled in DNA double-strand break repair
Researchers from Osaka University have found that protein phosphatase 1 binds to RIF1 at double-strand DNA breaks to promote repair by the non-homologous end ...
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2021
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The protein that stands between us and autoimmunity
Researchers from Osaka University identified the epigenetic proteins Tet2 and Tet3 as key regulators of B cell function. They showed that these proteins ...
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